Gerald Wayne Graves v. State

Opinion issued December 18, 2008

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-07-00212-CR

GERALD WAYNE GRAVES, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 405th District Court

Galveston County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 05CR2828

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant, Gerald Wayne Graves, of murder. (1) Appellant had two prior convictions--a robbery conviction in 1981 and conviction for delivery of a controlled substance in 1991. The jury, having found the two punishment enhancement paragraphs in the indictment true, assessed a life sentence to appellant. In four…